A Comprehensive Core Program
Harcourt Social Studies takes students on a fascinating journey to explore the people, places, and events that have impacted history. This basal program combines rich content with colorful graphics and interactive text to highlight core concepts and provide a better understanding for students.
Bring the World to Your Classroom
Houghton Mifflin Social Studies features readable, accessible content that meets your state's standards and gives you time to teach social studies. Plus, powerful, built-in reading and vocabulary instruction helps you teach content-area reading and easy-to-use multiple resources meet the needs of all learners in your classroom.
Engaging Visuals and Interactive Technology Help All Students Make Connections Between Yesterday and Today's World
World History: Patterns of Interaction gives you the freedom and resources to connect your students to the world, teach the way you want to teach, and use assessment as a teaching tool.
Focusing on the Human Face of History
The Americans explores the story of United States history, weaving the reflections of people who experienced history firsthand throughout the narrative. Thought-provoking lessons make history human and relevant to students' everyday lives, helping them realize the richness of our nation's history.
Standards-Based Content and Research-Based Reading Instruction to Teach World History in the Middle Grades
Holt McDougal World History creates a richer understanding of the mysteries of the past and their impact on today with stunning visuals and high-interest scenarios. The program ensures success for all learners and addresses standards by integrating the content and skills necessary to meet them.
Both Engaging and Instructional
The easy-to-navigate design of the middle grade Holt McDougal World Geography program is complemented by an art program that is both engaging and instructional. Online interactive maps, satellite maps, and Map Zone transparencies provide you with colorful options for teaching geography skills and map analysis. Geography's Impact video program, Power Presentations with Video CD-ROM, and MindPoint® Quiz Show keep students actively engaged in their learning.
Modular and Single-Volume Formats for the Middle Grades
Holt McDougal World Regions allows you to organize instruction to match your curriculum. This strong map program, including online interactive maps, fosters an understanding of the world. A clean, navigable design and instructional visuals encourage exploration of geography, culture, and history. Geography's Impact video program, Power Presentations with Video CD-ROM, and MindPoint® Quiz Show keep students actively engaged in their learning.
An Understanding of America's Past and Its Impact Today
The Holt McDougal United States History program for the middle grades provides you with the tools to create an understanding of America's past and its impact today. History Close-Ups and History and Geography features connect high-interest visuals to key content. Reading Like a Historian, Primary Source, and Literature features build critical-thinking skills and provide instruction for analyzing written and visual documents. The Experiencing American History resource promotes collaborative learning with hands-on projects.
Foster Student Civic Responsibility with a Balanced Approach
Civics in Practice: Principles of Government and Economics focuses on the principles of government, active citizenship, and responsible economic participation. Media Investigation, Students Take Action, and Law 101 features promote critical thinking and encourage service learning. The Active Citizenship video program informs students of their civil liberties and the responsibilities and duties of a citizen, and helps them make sound economic choices.
A Vibrant, Visual Approach That Captures Students' Attention
World Geography helps students relate distant places and cultures to their own lives. Each unit addresses physical geography, human geography, and major issues of a specific region of the world.
A Concept-Driven and Interactive Approach to Developing Economic Literacy
Economics: Concepts and Choices offers a variety of print and technology resources integrated into one comprehensive program providing teachers and students with the tools needed for success.
HMH, partnered with Cengage, can partner with you, offering exclusive access to the #1 AP* and Pre-AP programs on the market. We also offer full support for Summer AP Institutes across the country to ensure the highest quality of AP offerings in your school. *AP, Advanced Placement and Pre-AP are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, these products.
For AP* course in US History
The American Pageant, 14/e
The American Pageant is the classic text for AP* US History and enjoys a reputation as one of the most popular, effective, and entertaining textbooks on American history. The text focuses on the great public issues of US history while also giving voice to peoples whose contributions were overlooked by historians of the past. The program offers comprehensive AP* support including an in-text AP* Course Topic Outline and Correlation, AP* caliber Review Questions at the end of every chapter, in-text DBQ questions, an AP* Teacher's Resource Guide, an AP Student Guidebook, and our highly regarded AP* Test Prep Workbook for students-Fast Track to a 5 for AP* US History.
For AP* course in US Government and Politics
American Government, 12/e
Wilson's American Government is the market-leading text for AP* US Government and Politics and is highly acclaimed for its scholarship and the clarity of its narrative. The textbook sets the standard for public policy coverage while maintaining focus on three fundamental topics: the institutions of American government; the historical development of governmental procedures, actors, and policies; and who governs in the United States and to what end. The program offers comprehensive AP* support including an in-text AP* Course Topic Outline and Correlation, an AP* Teacher's Resource Guide, an AP Study Guide, and our highly regarded AP* Test Prep Workbook for students-Fast Track to a 5 for AP* US Government.
For AP* course in World History
Bulliet, The Earth and Its Peoples
The Earth and Its Peoples was one of the first texts to present world history in a balanced, global framework, shifting the focus away from political centers of power. This truly global text for the AP World History course employs a fundamental theme-the interaction of human beings and the environment-to compare different times, places, and societies. Special emphasis is given to technology (in its broadest sense) and how technological development underlies all human activity. A combination of strong scholarship and detailed pedagogy gives the book its reputation for rigor and student accessibility.
For AP* course in European History
Spielvogel, Western Civilization
Spielvogel's Western Civilization is an engaging, chronological narrative that weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of European history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it is instructive. The textbook includes over 150 maps and excerpts of over 200 primary sources that enliven the past while introducing students to the source material of historical scholarship essential for the AP European History course.
For AP* course in Psychology
Weiten, Psychology: Themes and Variations
Wayne Weiten's popular text, Psychology: Themes & Variations, continues to offer students excellent preparation for the AP Psychology course. The textbook has three distinct goals: to show both the unity and diversity of psychology's subject matter; to illuminate the process of research and its intimate link to application, and to make the text challenging to think about and easy to learn from. Integrative themes-including empiricism, theoretical diversity, socio-historical contexts, multifactorial causation, cultural heritage, heredity and environment, and subjectivity of experience-are woven throughout to provide connections among the different areas of research.
For AP* course in Economics
Mankiw, Principles of Economics, 5th Ed.
Mankiw's Principles of Economics is one of the most popular and widely used texts for the AP Economics course. The textbook features a clear, accessible writing style and precise presentation that are the hallmarks of this highly respected author. Dozens of new applications emphasize the real-world relevance of economics for today's students through interesting news articles, realistic case studies, and engaging problems. It also features an expanded AP instructor's resource package designed to assist in course planning, presentation, and AP test preparation.
